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Christmas cakes with a twist

Stir it up! Want to mix things up this year? Have your cake and eat it too with these festive faves

From bath tub boat races to gooey edible slime, fill these spring weekends with fun

For a meaty meal, replace the veggie sausages with pork sausages.

A grown-up jelly that’s ideal for entertaining - and it’s fat free!

A wintry spin on a creamy dessert. Make it at least two hours in advance to allow the flavours to develop

We cut a heart shape out of card to use as a stencil, then dusted the puds with icing sugar.

Tastier than a traditional takeaway and so easy. But if you're really pushed for time, cheat with pre-prepared ingredients, or buy one ready made.

These colourful peppers are full of wonderful Mediterranean flavours. They’re also great served cold the next day

Choose medium to large-sized courgettes to make it easier to scoop out the flesh